Material

iron

Purpose

Bread slices were placed between the braces and lowered into heat in a heart. With the flip of the handle, the bread could be toasted fairly evenly on all sides.

Creation Date

1775 – 1825

Date Details

This toaster was among the first toasters created and developed for open hearth cooking. Therefore, many of the ones that still exist today date back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. There are several descriptions and photos of similar revolving toasters in 300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles (Franklin 476). All of those listed are dated sometime between the late 18th or early 19th centuries as well. One such toaster with the same cornsprout design comes from the 1700's. Consequently, it is very possible that the revolving toaster above is an eighteenth or nineteenth century object.

Kitchen Artifact ID

K135